"I made some nice saves when I needed to on the back nine, and obviously the eagle at the last was quite exciting."

Green added: "I don't think the conditions were as bad as we thought they were going to be.

"The wind didn't seem anywhere near as strong as they predicted."

Donald, who was sidelined for five months in 2008 by a wrist injury, is one of nine players on three under - including fellow Englishman Brian Davis and defending champion KJ Choi.

The only other Briton on show, Greg Owen, was a shot further back on two under.

Former American Ryder Cup player Davis Love III was among the players to miss the cut, narrowly missing out after finishing two over par - while Ernie Els, winner of three majors, made it by one stroke.

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